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...Also counted against him was his extraordinary productivity. He saw himself as more an artisan than an artist, and he produced nearly a book a year for much of his life - not just novels but short stories, book reviews, memoir and art criticism. His relentless curiosity sometimes led him to attempt experiments that were beyond his range: science fiction in Toward the End of Time, for example, and a retelling of the Hamlet story in Gertrude and Claudius. But at his very best, as in the Rabbit novels - two of which won Pulitzer Prizes - or his 1968 shocker, Couples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Updike, Literary Heavyweight | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...Meanwhile, as Hamas and Israel seemed to edge closer to accepting a cease-fire, Israeli forces subjected the enclave's main city of over 500,000 people to a relentless hammering. Israeli media reported that three top Hamas commanders - Said Siam, the Interior Minister; security chief Salah Abu Shrek; and Mahmoud Watfah, head of the military wing - were killed in an air strike inside Jabaliya refugee camp. Israeli military sources told TIME that Siam, a hard-liner ranked third within the political hierarchy, had been on the list of targeted Hamas leaders since the 20-day-old operation began. "Hamas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gaza Fighting Intensifies Despite Truce Talks | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...until this weekend.A Vaillancourt hat trick led Harvard (8-7-3, 8-4-2 ECAC) to a 5-3 victory over Brown (3-12-1, 2-7-0) in Providence on Friday while Kessler was rock solid between the posts in New Haven under heavy fire from a relentless Yale offense, consistently denying the Bulldogs (7-9-0, 3-6-0) en route to a 1-0 shutout.The sweep gives the Crimson positive momentum heading into exam period, which will keep Harvard out of action for nearly three weeks.“It’s a great feeling...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Sweeps Conference Foes | 1/11/2009 | See Source »

...news. Meanwhile, the constant in our lives has become the voice of the reporter on the small transistor radio giving reports every few seconds of the location and resulting losses from the explosion we just heard, or other attacks farther off on the Strip. Not to mention the relentless sound of one or more of the Israeli Apache helicopters, F-16s or drones flying overhead. (See pictures of Israel's deadly assault on Gaza...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Person: Living in Gaza, Under Starlight and Bomb Blasts | 1/10/2009 | See Source »

...Sony, it got worse from there. For the audience, it was a brief oasis of amusement in an otherwise relentless morning of corporate infomercials. "They write the lies; I tell the truth," Hanks said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Consumer Electronics Show: Tom Hanks, 3-D TVs | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

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